Improvement in clamps



8. Run.

. Clamp.

'No.l60,778 Pa tentedMarch16,1875,.

WITNESSES INVENTOR Attorneys 31E GRAPHIC C0.PHOTO.-L|TH.39 i4 PARKPLACE. NY.

UNITED STATES PATENT CFFICE.

SOL KUH, OF JEFFERSON, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLAMPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,778, dated March16, 1875; application filed August 31, 1874.

CASE A.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOL KUH, of Jefferson, in the county of Greene andState of Iowa, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Clamps;and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to'the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a top view of my cuttingand measuring apparatus. Fig. 2 is a front view. Figs. 3 and 4 aredetail views of the same.

My invention consists in a laterallyextensihle holder formed of hingedsegments, as will be hereinafter explained.

The following is a description of my invention:

In the annexed drawings, A A A designate three segments composing eachhalf of the improved holder, which segments may be composed of wood orof metal. The two outside segments of each half of the holder haverigidly secured to them rods a, which rods pass freely through theintermediate segment A in opposite directions, and thus connect thesegments together, and at the same time allow them to be adjusted andset at any desired distance apart, according to the length it is desiredto cut the material. The three segments of the upper half of the holderare with four legs, B, which may be rigidly secured to the floor orother established object.

The manner of using the holder is to raise thetop half, and fill thelower half with the stalks or other material, laying the same as evenlyas can be conveniently done. The top half is then closed and secured bythe hooks b, and, with a hand-saw or knife, the ends of the stalks arecut off evenly, leaving them of an equal length.

If desirable, rods sliding in tubes maybe used for connecting thesegments together, instead of the rods alone. Figs. 1 and 2 show therods and tubes, and Fig. 3 shows the rods alone.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The laterally-extensible holder composed of two jointed sections, A A,substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

SOL KUH.

' Witnesses:

G. H. JAoKsoN, MAHLON HEAD.

